Women's watches

Women's Watches Buyer's Guide

Sporty, puristic, glamorous: What type of watch are you?

From jeans and sneakers to a shift dress with pumps: fashion is an individual thing - and also depends on the occasion. It's the same with women's watches. To help you, you should think about the following two questions:

• Are you looking for a watch for every day or would you like a model for specific occasions?
• Or rather a watch that can do everything during sporting activities?

In the following, you will learn interesting facts about the most important types of women's watches and current trends.

Table of contents

• Sporty Classics: Chronographs and Diving Watches
• Less is more: Purist three-hand watches for women
• Sensational women's wristwatches with elegant details
• Automatic or quartz: Which technique is better?
• Women's Watches: Everything at a Glance

Sporty classics: chronographs and diver's watches

Chronographs with a stopwatch function are one of the hottest trends in women's watches. Their distinguishing feature are the small subdials, which provide a striking appearance. It makes these timepieces an ecellent choice if you prefer a model with a sporty look. There are different gradations, depending on taste: The range ranges from strictly functional ladies' chronographs to noble variants with sparkling stones, such as Festina. The latter are an interesting option if you are looking for a sporty watch that also harmonizes well with elegant clothing. Diver's watches also have a sporty character thanks to their wide, rotatable glass bezel with minute scale. The high water resistance is also practical: high-quality, "real" diving watches from brands such as Seiko and Citizen are waterproof up to a water pressure of 20 bar (200 meters). This means that these women's watches not only survive a dive, but are also well equipped for other sporting activities on and in the water.

Less is more: Purist three-hand watches for women

Are you a fan of simple and no-frills design? Many current women's watches follow the motto: "Less is more". The basis is usually a setup with three hands for the hours, minutes and seconds. At the same time, an enormous variety of different models is available: the classic line is embodied by ladies' watches with Roman numerals, while Arabic numerals represent the modern version. The trend towards etremely minimalist models is also unmistakable. Brands such as Boccia and "https://www.timeshop4you.co.uk/watches/bering/">Bering rely on dials with fine indices without numbers - or do without them completely. Equally clear and straightforward housings complete the whole. The visual finishing touches are provided by elegant straps made of leather or metal.

Sensational women's wristwatches with elegant details

The contrast to the puristically designed ladies' watches are glamorous models with a bling factor. Etravagant designs with rhinestones, mother-of-pearl dials and/or targeted use of colour make these models real eye-catchers. Thanks to their jewellery character, these wristwatches can be worn instead of a bracelet or combined well with other jewellery. An interesting new development is bracelets with ceramic links. This material has a noble and at the same time modern flair. Black and white differ slightly in their effect: ladies' watches with white ceramic elements appear feminine and light, while the black versions impress with their striking and elegant appearance. Can't decide? Then without further ado, orient yourself to your preferred clothing colors.

automatic or quartz: which technique is better?

Even if they don't catch the eye at first glance, it's the inner values that matter when it comes to watches. A quartz watch is not automatically better than an automatic watch or vice versa. It depends on what you epect from a watch: Quartz watches are etremely precise thanks to their electronic inner workings and comparatively insensitive to shocks. Consequently, the uncrowned kings in the discipline of shock resistance are quartz watches: the G-Shock models from Casio. In addition, quartz technology allows watches to adjust themselves: radio-controlled wristwatches synchronize wirelessly based on a time signal. Automatic watches, on the other hand, have a mechanical inner workings for which a small spring supplies the energy. Nevertheless, you don't have to wind these automatic ladies' watches: Every movement of your hand causes a small oscillating weight inside to rotate, which in turn tensions the spring. If you take off the watch, the spring tension is enough for a power reserve of about two days on most models. However, more care should be taken when handling an automatic watch, as it is more sensitive to strong vibrations. For this reason, a quartz watch is a better choice when playing tennis, for eample.

Women's watches: Everything at a glance

Have you gained a little insight into the world of women's watches? Here's a quick run-through:

• Chronographs and diving watches for women impress with their sporty design. Elegant women's chronographs can be worn just as well with a dress or blazer
• Simple three-hand watches are etremely versatile thanks to their discreet appearance. An important trend here are etremely purist models
• If you are looking for an unmissable eye-catcher, women's watches with elaborate stones etc. come into consideration. This makes the watch the central piece of jewellery
• Automatic watches do not require a battery and fascinate with their traditional technology. On the other hand, quartz watches are less sensitive to impact and, due to their principle, are more accurate